thakur

“I am a thakur,” my friend replied, “from Uttar Pradesh.”

Chhattishgarh being Colonised by outsiders : Adivasi's being made into slaves in their own land Abhay N 2007

The thakur, Hara Chang, is wealthy and a rigid Buddhist, and uses his very considerable influence against the work of the Moravian missionaries in the valley.

Among the Tibetans Isabella Lucy 2004

If the 'na outlives his thakur, his tattoo is barred with black to show honorable completion of service; if it works out the other way, his thakur will see to honorable burial, if possible at one of their clanhomes.

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(Dana Manfredi/DruAlanna) murdered, followed by his order for her to seek the death of a 'na who has dishonored @'s thakur, resulted in a death sentence for him if he remained on Sandeman, and loss of all property in Subsector Sandeman.

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Although in theory, since a 'na does swear absolute obedience and perfect fidelity, there is no need to acknowledge even the greatest of such service, the Sandemans are realists; if a' na gives greater service or does a deed more heroic than may be reasonably expected, his thakur will have the tattoo circled and allow his 'na to use his name hyphenated with the' na's own.

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(Familiar mode is restricted to battle-companions, lovers, and one's thakur or 'na.)

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She accepted Nevan DarLeras as thakur-na in 2574, was elected Successor in 2577 on Emperor Forrest's death, and succeeded to the Throne in

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When Jason repudiated her after trying to kill her, Dana asked the Alanna clan-chief's help in making atonement for allowing him to accept an unworthy thakur-na.

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Since he was positive his thakur would have wished that, even though she had not asked it of him, he agreed; as a result, until his death in 2855, the various Sovereigns had a personal special agent who, until his fealty oath, had been the best field agent in IntelDiv.

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Baron Frederick Klaes 'thakur-na, he was honor-bound to provide protection for Klaes' world, which he did by leaving part of his fleet on guard there.

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